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Originally Posted by "Wellies"  Sadly your description of your afternoon is roughly what I would have expected. And that is why the shy members of the forum like to hide the fact that they are wearing hh's and are wary of meets with complete strangers. I think it would require such numbers that would make it possible to hire some sort of venue to solve the problem.
I think your patience in the circumstances was outstanding.
I wish you better luck next time.  |
Actually, my patience was far from outstanding.
True we waited, but with someone having driven up from the South coast, it would not have been the 'right' thing to do, if we had moved on without them.
I have not been the subject of so much attention before, and I think I know the reason why......
When I'm out in heels, I don't usually wear stiletto's in daylight, with a single exception of the Heel Meet '08. My trouser always hides my heel whatever type I'm wearing [stillies/wedges/blades/block/cuban-type] so I'm not telepgraphing my footwear style. Yes, my heels get noticed, but I'm not
showing them off.
<Watch out for my impending heel report about a visit to Cardiff.>
When I walk in heels, I walk like a girl would. (Apparently
.) I have a slight hip rise as I stride, but my thighs/knees/feet stay aligned, and my knees straighten. Girls -typically- notice the hip rise as I walk, men don't. The front of my wedges look a little girlie, so sometimes get noticed, but not often. More recently I've been wearing much noiser 'block' (square) heeled boots, that get
more people noticing,
<again watch fror the Cardiff report> but
still no remarks.
The guys at the meet fully expected (rightly so) to move around in a protected area, free to wear heels without criticism or remark. Sadly the camera and lack of food meant moving somewhere more open. They had perhaps expected Camden attendees to be more 'free thinking', but the place is full of (usually younger) foreign nationals at the weekend. In a big crowd a pair of Mary Janes clearing poking out the bottom of some jeans were not going to be noticed easily, but that isn't true in a quiet street. Noise and overall look meant attention would be drawn.
It wasn't great, but no-one got hurt, and only 'feathers' were ruffled.
I'm sure there are places where men can wear heals with impunity. I pretty much get away with what I like, so maybe I'm doing something right? But I take on board the remark about 'safe' venues, and arranging something around that need. I may be wiser by this time next week.
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